How do I guide students step by step to create their own text without losing their joy in writing? How can I encourage students to meaningfully revise their essays? What criteria for revision can fourth graders handle? How do I mark errors in their drafts without overwhelming the children? This volume provides you with practical materials for planning, creating, and assessing essays in fourth grade. For exemplary text types from the curriculum areas of storytelling, reporting, arguing, and writing creative texts, there is a detailed lesson plan for teachers, along with a step-by-step exercise section for students that includes templates for ideal types, example revisions, checklists for revising the first draft, and age-appropriate assessment criteria.